Enlisted Association 2003 Accomplishments

1. Extension of benefits under the Survivor Benefit Plan to surviving spouse of reservists not eligible for retirement who die from an injury or illness incurred or aggravated in the line of duty during IDT
2. Authorization for gray-area retirees to participate in the federal long-term care insurance
3. Defeated DoD proposal to change training requirements that would have cut pay and retirement points
4. Permanent VA Home Loan program for Guard and Reserve
5. Extended SSCRA (now Servicemembers Civil Relief Act) protections covering higher amounts of rent and vehicle leases
6. Restoration of tax-deductibility of non-reimbursable expenses for travel to drill
7. TRICARE benefits for National Guard members who are unemployed or without employer-sponsored health insurance
8. Unlimited commissary access for Guard and Reserve
9. Targeted Pay Raise - varies according to grade, but it will be at least 4.15%
10. Elimination of 7200 point rule for special compensation/concurrent receipt
11. Increased full-time manning for ARNG
12. Funding for an additional 12 WMD-CST teams